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ITEM NO.1503 COURT NO.8 SECTION PIL-W
(For Order)
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(Civil) No.295/2012
S.RAJASEEKARAN Petitioner(s)
(For Order)
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(Civil) No.295/2012
S.RAJASEEKARAN Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. & ORS. Respondent(s)
[ HEARD BY : HON. J.B. PARDIWALA AND HON. K.V. VISWANATHAN, JJ. ].... [ MR. GAURAV AGRAWAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE IS AMICUS CURIAE ]
(IA No. 50798/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA
No. 43387/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS & IA No. 119142/2024
- PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION)
[ HEARD BY : HON. J.B. PARDIWALA AND HON. K.V. VISWANATHAN, JJ. ].... [ MR. GAURAV AGRAWAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE IS AMICUS CURIAE ]
(IA No. 50798/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA
No. 43387/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS & IA No. 119142/2024
- PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION)
Date : 07-10-2025 This matter was called on for pronouncement of
Order today.
For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Krishna Kumar, AOR
Mr. Vinodh Kanna B, Adv.
Mr. Shivang Thapiliyal, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR
Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G.
Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR
Mr. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Sharath Nambiar, Adv.
Mr. B.K. Satija, Adv.
Mr. T.S. Sabarish, Adv.
Mr. Debojit Borkakati, Adv.
Mr. Viresh B. Saharya, AOR
Ms. Prerna Mehta, AOR
Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Sr. A.A.G.
Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR
Mr. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Adv.
Ms. Jahnavi Taneja, Adv.
Mr. Danish Saifi, Adv.
M/s. Arputham Aruna And Co, AOR
For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Krishna Kumar, AOR
Mr. Vinodh Kanna B, Adv.
Mr. Shivang Thapiliyal, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR
Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G.
Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR
Mr. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Sharath Nambiar, Adv.
Mr. B.K. Satija, Adv.
Mr. T.S. Sabarish, Adv.
Mr. Debojit Borkakati, Adv.
Mr. Viresh B. Saharya, AOR
Ms. Prerna Mehta, AOR
Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Sr. A.A.G.
Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR
Mr. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Adv.
Ms. Jahnavi Taneja, Adv.
Mr. Danish Saifi, Adv.
M/s. Arputham Aruna And Co, AOR
Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ishaan Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Annirudh Sharma II, Adv.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra Solanki, Adv.
Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR
Mr. Parag Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Sumit Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Akshay Tiwari, Adv.
Ms. Tanya Shrotriya, Adv.
Mr. Shivang Goel, Adv.
Ms. Juhi Bhargava, Adv.
Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR
Ms. Yashmita Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. D. K. Devesh, AOR
Mr. Divyanshu Kumar Srivastava, AOR
Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR
Mr. Satyalipsu Ray, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhagwati, Adv.
Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.
Mr. Raghvendra Kumar, AOR
Ms. Devina Sehgal, AOR
Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.
Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.
Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.
Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Shishir Deshpande, AOR
Ms. Pooja Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Verma, Adv.
Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ishaan Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Annirudh Sharma II, Adv.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra Solanki, Adv.
Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR
Mr. Parag Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Sumit Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Akshay Tiwari, Adv.
Ms. Tanya Shrotriya, Adv.
Mr. Shivang Goel, Adv.
Ms. Juhi Bhargava, Adv.
Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR
Ms. Yashmita Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. D. K. Devesh, AOR
Mr. Divyanshu Kumar Srivastava, AOR
Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR
Mr. Satyalipsu Ray, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhagwati, Adv.
Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.
Mr. Raghvendra Kumar, AOR
Ms. Devina Sehgal, AOR
Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.
Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.
Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.
Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Shishir Deshpande, AOR
Ms. Pooja Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Verma, Adv.
Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR
Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv.
Mr. Pranaya Kumar Mohapatra, AOR
Mr. V. Shyamohan, AOR
Mr. Sanjay Jain, AOR
Mr. Rajat Bhardwaj, A.A.G.
Ms. Baani Khanna, AOR
Mr. Robin Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kapil Balwani, Adv.
Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, AOR
Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Sagar, AOR
Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Gunjesh Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Manoneet Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Prakash Kumarmangalam, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Santosh Kumar - I, AOR
Mr. Pradeep Misra, AOR
Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Neha Singh, Adv.
Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR
Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania AOR
Ms. Rashmi Singhania, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Adv.
Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Dhananjay Dutta Shrimali, Adv.
Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR
Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR
Ms. Anu K Joy, Adv.
Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv.
Mr. Santhosh K, Adv.
Mrs. Devika A.l., Adv.
Mr. Pranaya Kumar Mohapatra, AOR
Mr. V. Shyamohan, AOR
Mr. Sanjay Jain, AOR
Mr. Rajat Bhardwaj, A.A.G.
Ms. Baani Khanna, AOR
Mr. Robin Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kapil Balwani, Adv.
Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, AOR
Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Sagar, AOR
Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Gunjesh Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Manoneet Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Prakash Kumarmangalam, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Santosh Kumar - I, AOR
Mr. Pradeep Misra, AOR
Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Neha Singh, Adv.
Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR
Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania AOR
Ms. Rashmi Singhania, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Adv.
Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Dhananjay Dutta Shrimali, Adv.
Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR
Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR
Ms. Anu K Joy, Adv.
Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv.
Mr. Santhosh K, Adv.
Mrs. Devika A.l., Adv.
Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G.
Mr. Mrinal Elkar Mazumdar, Adv.
Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Verma, Adv.
Mr. Harish Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Shashwat Parihar, Adv.
Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Varun Chugh, Adv.
Mr. Bhuvan Kapur, Adv.
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Singh Chauhan, Adv.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Adv.
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv.
Mr. M. P. Vinod, AOR
Mr. Kishan Chand Jain, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Sidhant Sahay, Adv.
Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR
Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR
Mr. Rahul Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Aakash Thakur, Adv.
Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR
Ms. Nitya Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Rebecca Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Ekta Kundu, Adv.
Mr. Suraj Kundu, Adv.
Mr. Chandan Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Gupta Standing Counsel, Adv.
Ms. Tulika Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Beenu Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Venkat Narayan, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR
Mr. Neeraj Shekhar, AOR
Ms. Shirin Khajuria, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Swati Tiwari, Adv.
Mr. Rajan Narain, AOR
Mr. Vivek Kishore, AOR
Mr. Subhasish Mohanty, AOR
Mr. Mrinal Elkar Mazumdar, Adv.
Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Verma, Adv.
Mr. Harish Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Shashwat Parihar, Adv.
Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Varun Chugh, Adv.
Mr. Bhuvan Kapur, Adv.
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Singh Chauhan, Adv.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Adv.
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv.
Mr. M. P. Vinod, AOR
Mr. Kishan Chand Jain, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Sidhant Sahay, Adv.
Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR
Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR
Mr. Rahul Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Aakash Thakur, Adv.
Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR
Ms. Nitya Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Rebecca Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Ekta Kundu, Adv.
Mr. Suraj Kundu, Adv.
Mr. Chandan Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Gupta Standing Counsel, Adv.
Ms. Tulika Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Beenu Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Venkat Narayan, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR
Mr. Neeraj Shekhar, AOR
Ms. Shirin Khajuria, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Swati Tiwari, Adv.
Mr. Rajan Narain, AOR
Mr. Vivek Kishore, AOR
Mr. Subhasish Mohanty, AOR
Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR
Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.
Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.
Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.
Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Shwetank Singh, Adv.
Ms. Pooja Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aravindh S., AOR
Mr. Aman Gautam, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Manan Daga, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Raghunath, AOR
Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.
Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.
Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.
Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Shwetank Singh, Adv.
Ms. Pooja Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aravindh S., AOR
Mr. Aman Gautam, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Manan Daga, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Raghunath, AOR
JUDGMENT
1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala pronounced the Order of the Bench comprising His Lordship and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan
2. Various directions have been passed as contained in the Reportable Order.
3. The Registry shall list this matter once again after a period of seven months to report compliance of our directions and further progress in the matter.
4. Upon being mentioned by Mr. Kishan Chand Jain, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent(s) seeking urgent listing of IA No.43387/2025 & IA No. 119142/2024 respectively, the Registry is directed to list the said IAs on 17-11-2025. (VISHAL ANAND) (POOJA SHARMA) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH) (Signed Reportable Order is placed on the file)